tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post8073363939852874582..comments2015-03-31T08:42:38.610-07:00Comments on TOM CLARK: At the Fair (III): Jockey Street/Juke JointZephirinenoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-45627482116571182032010-07-26T11:01:14.706-07:002010-07-26T11:01:14.706-07:00Thank you, Don. For me these photos were an inspir...Thank you, Don. For me these photos were an inspiration. Each of the great FSA photographers had a different eye and a different feeling for the common life of the nation. Their assignment was to document the lives of the rural poor, but it seems they have done something more. The sense of injustice that runs old and deep beneath the surface of our history is brought into the light, as you suggest. <br /><br />And yes, the wonders of Kodachrome together with the brilliance of the photographer&#39;s eye have at times given the work a special quality of light, and &quot;the tactility of paint&quot;.TChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-69286419698742904092010-07-26T04:20:12.107-07:002010-07-26T04:20:12.107-07:00Though all these are fine, the quality of light in...Though all these are fine, the quality of light in the first and last photos is stunning, approaching the tactility of paint. And your first line touches on it ...<br /><br />&quot;A fair exchange ought to happen under the plain light of day.&quot;<br /><br />Thanks for these important documents and your salient, lyrical observations. The parallels run deeply ...Issa's Untidy Huthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-78424119396978407782010-07-24T18:32:29.042-07:002010-07-24T18:32:29.042-07:00Yes, something tells me we&#39;ve been down this r...Yes, something tells me we&#39;ve been down this road before...TChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-42090095821230513392010-07-24T15:40:32.926-07:002010-07-24T15:40:32.926-07:00highway 61 revisitedhighway 61 revisitedElmo St. Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-39826601419232235462010-07-24T07:20:13.894-07:002010-07-24T07:20:13.894-07:00To say that these three Beyond The Pale works are ...To say that these three Beyond The Pale works are very moving fails to do them justice. They fairly sum up my daily impression of things today, particularly the line, &quot;This is not that province any more&quot;. It&#39;s going to be a busy, hot weekend with some work and some play and I&#39;m determined to enjoy all of it. I hope everyone visiting here does also.Curtis Robertsnoreply@blogger.com